Graphics processing unit - Quiz
Graphics processing unit
  • 1. What is the primary function of a graphics processing unit (GPU)?
A) Digital image processing and graphics acceleration
B) Hard drive data storage management
C) Power supply voltage regulation
D) General purpose operating system management
  • 2. Where can a GPU be physically located?
A) Only inside the CPU socket
B) Exclusively on external peripheral devices
C) On a discrete graphics card or embedded on motherboards
D) Integrated solely into the RAM modules
  • 3. Why are GPUs used for artificial intelligence (AI) processing?
A) To control cooling fans efficiently
B) To manage internet connectivity
C) Because they replace the main CPU entirely
D) Due to linear algebra acceleration
  • 4. What custom programs can modern GPUs run?
A) Shaders
B) Web browser scripts
C) Operating system kernels
D) BIOS firmware updates
  • 5. How do modern GPUs differ from earlier video display controllers?
A) Modern GPUs can internally perform calculations
B) Video display controllers used shaders
C) Video display controllers were faster
D) Modern GPUs only move memory data
  • 6. What did blitters perform in earlier graphics systems?
A) Complex 3D rotation
B) Ray tracing calculations
C) Basic memory movement operations
D) Machine learning model training
  • 7. When did the modern GPU emerge?
A) During the 1980s
B) During the 2010s
C) During the 1990s
D) During the 1970s
  • 8. What makes GPUs useful for non-graphic 'embarrassingly parallel' problems?
A) Their parallel structure of calculation units
B) Their serial processing architecture
C) Their limited number of calculation cores
D) Their ability to access CPU memory only
  • 9. Which of these is a non-graphical use for GPUs?
A) Text file formatting
B) Cryptocurrency mining
C) Input device communication
D) Operating system booting
  • 10. Which companies were the GPU market share leaders in 2009?
A) Matrox, Nvidia, and Intel
B) Nvidia, Jingjia Micro, and AMD
C) Jingjia Micro, Matrox, and Intel
D) Intel, Nvidia, and AMD/ATI
  • 11. What is the primary activity of Matrox in the current GPU market?
A) Producing exclusively for mobile phones
B) Manufacturing their own architecture from scratch
C) Customizing GPUs from Intel and AMD
D) Leading the worldwide sales of GPUs
  • 12. What unit describes processor core units within an AMD GPU?
A) Xe cores
B) Compute units (CU)
C) Streaming multiprocessors (SM)
D) Blitter units
  • 13. What unit describes processor core units within an Nvidia GPU?
A) Streaming multiprocessors (SM)
B) Compute units (CU)
C) Arithmetic logic units
D) Xe cores
  • 14. How is GPU performance typically measured?
A) Clock speed in megahertz
B) Floating point operations per second (FLOPS)
C) Gigabytes of memory per second
D) Number of pixels per frame
  • 15. What are the core calculation units in Intel Xe-based GPUs called?
A) Xe cores
B) Compute units
C) Streaming multiprocessors
D) Calculation blocks
  • 16. Which dedicated hardware blocks are included in modern GPUs?
A) Ray tracing, video encoding, and AI acceleration
B) Battery management and Wi-Fi
C) Hard drive storage and cooling
D) Keyboard input and audio output
  • 17. What type of RAM do dedicated GPUs typically use?
A) CPU cache memory
B) DDR3 SDRAM
C) GDDR SDRAM
D) System-wide flash memory
  • 18. Which technology allows multiple GPUs to work together?
A) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
B) Hyper-Threading
C) Integrated Memory Controller
D) Scalable Link Interface
  • 19. Where are multiple GPUs still commonly used?
A) Smartphones
B) Supercomputers
C) Budget tablets
D) Basic office laptops
  • 20. Which of the following is a primary use for multiple GPUs on workstations?
A) Email management
B) 3D rendering
C) Word processing
D) Audio playback
  • 21. What is a major benefit of using dedicated RAM on a GPU?
A) Smaller physical footprint
B) Massive performance benefits
C) Lower manufacturing costs
D) Reduced electricity consumption
  • 22. What acronym is used to describe integrated graphics processors?
A) VFX
B) IGP
C) GPU
D) RAM
  • 23. What is a common application for multiple GPUs in the field of AI?
A) Expediting training
B) Automatic language translation
C) Cloud storage management
D) Humanoid robot motor control
  • 24. Which technology for multiple GPUs is mentioned in the text along with SLI and CrossFire?
A) TurboLink
B) MegaLink
C) NVLink
D) HyperLink
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